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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The City of South Lake Tahoe is partnering with Lake Tahoe Community College and the Tahoe Brewfest in hosting “A Community Event: Welcome Back Tahoe, Honoring Our Heroes” event on Saturday, Sept. 25. The event is taking place prior to the Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe's annual Tahoe Brewfest on the college campus.
Inside the state’s pioneering new Wildlife Disaster Network Photo above courtesy of Oakland Zoo. Bear photo below courtesy of Denise Upton/Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care. Captain Cal, a baby mountain lion, was only four to six weeks old when the Zogg Fire tore through northwestern California last fall, separating him from his mother. Whether she was killed by the inferno or simply unable to find her lost cub among the destruction is unknown, but the firefighters who found Cal just outside Redding—bone peeking through burned toes, whiskers singed to their roots—felt he deserved a chance at ...
Three Mountain Lion Cubs, Rescued From California Wildfires, Find New Home With Help From FedEx Published 12-17-20 Submitted by FedEx Corporation The 2020 California wildfire season brought unprecedented destruction. According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California experienced 9,639 fires, burning more than 4 million acres of land. These statistics not only beat the previous year (6,872 fires and 1.4 million acres burned), but also the 5-year average, which sits at 5,674 fires and 446,052 acres burned. “The intensity and the frequency of the wi...